COSTA MESA, Calif. -- Philip Rivers and Los Angeles Chargers offensive line coach Pat Meyer still share a chuckle about their first meeting.
They met 20 years ago at NC State -- Rivers a spindly true-freshman quarterback and Meyer a newly hired 20-something strength coach.
"I never forget meeting him for the first time," Rivers said. "Shoot, I had just turned 18. He was probably 28 -- I don't know -- he was under 30. I met him walking up the stairs, and he was walking down [to the weight room]. And I remember the head strength coach, Todd Stroud, introduced him to me.